Simbal Majaraਸਿੰਬਲ ਮਜਰਾ

Where is Simbal Majara?

Simbal Majara is a village of Balachaur tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Balachaur, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Balachaur community development block and is served by the Simble Majara gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032465, and it covers 168 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,481 people in Simbal Majara: 745 men and 736 women, living in 329 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 168 hectares, the population density works out to about 882 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 988 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 123, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 529 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.56 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.22 per cent and women at 74.96 per cent. The census recorded 402 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 401 main workers, the largest group, 189, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 187 cultivators on their own land and 22 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Simbal Majara's land. Of the village's 168 hectares, 141 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (141 hectares). About 27 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 187 cultivators and 22 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Simbal Majara is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Balachaur, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Balachaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jadli, Khanpur Kulewal, Garle Dhaha and Raipur.

What is the population of Simbal Majara?

The population of Simbal Majara was 1,481 at the 2011 census, living in 329 households in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Simbal Majara have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Simbal Majara has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.